Bike lanes are all the rage these days in WeHo’s halls of power. Is resistance futile? City Hall is sharing highlights* of the $100,000 study they commissioned to find out whether bike lanes were feasible on Santa Monica Boulevard and Fountain Avenue at the Transportation Commission’s Zoom meeting tonight, and it’s open to the public. Local bicycle advocates are encouraging their community to join the meeting to support the bike lanes. Will residents and renters who’ve voiced their dismay at the bike lane plans make themselves heard, too?
* It’s not clear whether we’ll see the full report or just the “analysis” by City Staff members
TO PARTICIPATE BY PROVIDING AN E-COMMENT
To better facilitate the remote meeting, members of the public who wish to comment on matters before the Transportation Commission are strongly encouraged to email your comments to Danny Casillas at dcasillas@weho.org no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Transportation Commission meeting day.
Note: Correspondence received by 4:00 p.m. will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and posted on the City’s website as part of the official meeting record.
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TO PARTICIPATE BY PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT BY TELEPHONE:
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You are strongly encouraged to Email dcasillas@weho.org in advance of the Transportation Commission meeting, to be added to the Public Speaker List for the meeting. Please include your name, the phone number from which you will be calling, and which item you would like to speak on.
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Dial-in: (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 812 3718 7291
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Protected bike lanes on SMB would be a game changer in allowing people of all ages and abilities to shop and socialize in Weho without driving and parking a car. It will be a major plus to business as these kinds of improvements are elsewhere.
Can we put the railroad tracks back down the middle of Santa Monica Boulevard instead?
A load of crap.
Stop the insanity. With Fountain apparently headed for a road diet, the majority of that traffic will shift to SMB. There’s NO SPACE for a bike lane east of Holloway on SMB. Consider Romaine or Willoughby if there’s really a need.
Get the homeless off the streets…..before you do anything else.